2025-04-30-accounts - The Ben Parker Trust Fund

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Section A

Reference and administration details

Charity name

The Ben Parker Trust Fund

Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address | 39 Alvenor Street

lIkeston

Derbyshire

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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March 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document Trust deed adopted 28 October 2004. Trustee selection methods Appointed or reappointed annually.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include nqwees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other additional information, where : relevant, about: e policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
e the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
e relationship with any related parties;
e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C

Objectives and activities

	To promote the physical and mental health ofchildren receiving
	treatmentfor Leukaemia and cancer by the providing holiday
Summary oftheobjects ofthe charity setout in its governing document	accommodation in six caravans atthe Haven site in Mablethorpe and one at Tattershall Lakes. This enables the families and the child being treated tospend quality time togetheron holiday. Withtheaim to improve their mentalwellbeingplusallowingthemtomakememoriesasafamily

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In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity
Commission's guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings.
The focus of our activities at all times is to ensure that the
accommodation is safe, well maintained and available free of charge to
the children and their families.
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This benefits the children and their families by providing some relief from the stress of their illnesses and hospital treatment without any cost as many parents have to give up work to take care of their children and also without financial penalties if for any reason they are unable to keep a Summary of the main booking, for example the need to obtain immediate or unexpected activities undertaken for the —_| hospital treatment. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within | Any surplus funds which are not needed to pay for the regular upkeep of this section the statutory the accommodation and associated equipment are kept on deposit to declaration that trustees have | €arn interest. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Because of the need to keep the caravans of a suitable standard these Commission on public surplus funds are built up to ensure that the caravans can be renewed benefit) once they no longer meet the standards set by the site owners.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

e policy on grantmaking;
e policy programme related investment;
e contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D

Achievements and performance

achievementsSummary of the main predietion competition for themajoityofthe year to raise funds towards during the yearof the charity in u p keepKeep of ne saregans yorny y In addition to this many local residents, members of the public and supporters of the charity stage events or take place in sponsored activities to raise funds and on occasion local and national businesses do give contributions to the charity. The charity also operates a raffle each year at Christmas time to raise funds, with many prizes donated by supporters and by local businesses.

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Section E
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Financial review

Brief As at 30 April 2025 we held cash funds at the bank in the region of statement of the £384,909 of which £242,767 was unrestricted funds. These funds are charity’s policy on reserves held in order to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur, to pay annual accommodation running costs. The restricted funds are deemed to be a reserve set aside specifically to fund the cost of replacing the accommodation when it no longer meet the standards set by the site owners. Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

e the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
e how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
e investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

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Section F
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Other optional information
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Section G

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Full name(s)| 7ZACEM pHe KER DACREN PARKER.
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, |Chair “3
etc) IKVSTEE
Datel 250 /2)26
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me CHARITY COMMISSION | Independent examiner's report FOR ENGLAND AND WALES on the accounts

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Independent Examiner’s Report
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Report to the trustees/ | =

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On accounts for the year | 30" April 2025
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Charity no | 1106708
(if any)
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/04/2025.

Respansipuites an¢ As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the P accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act’).

| report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
e the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Lb om

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Date: | 20/02/26
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Name: | IAN BOTHAM
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Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body |[ACCOUNTANT] (if any):
Address: | 287 GODFREY DRIVE, ILKESTON, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4HU

IER

October 2018

Section B

Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here details of any |NONE TO REPORT. items that the examiner wishes to disclose. ;

IER

October 2018

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Receipts and payments accounts CCi6a For the period To from 01/05/24 30/04/25

Section A Receipts and payments | Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds fares funde Total funds Last year tothe nearest £ to the nearest£ to the nearest£ to the nearest£ to the nearest£ A1 Receipts ee 2ee a es a |ee ae s =Car= as ==8=2. ET) =Car ee || Ce) ee Sub . 137,050 137,0: 167,544 total(Gross income for AR | __ra7080 ee oe : |A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). Caravansale CTC ee ee) | Subtotal[ A3 Payments CaravanrunningcostsCompetition and promotions TCTTT80S] [C™~—“té‘—YCTC“‘(‘#$S(N’NNNNWWWTCT TS™C™~™~—-] [____—5'0,4206ECB Administration806 ee) 047] Es 8 8=82|=2—__ os #£&°; =a | ™C™~“—;é‘CdCLC‘R$TSNNNNYNNNN TT —S—S—S—S ~~‘ SUCOL:CSCOC(‘“‘N’N”COCO#‘#C“?dWCECS a Pe es = =—=—hl lll Lhe ee Subtotal, ett |A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ee | 184,229| Sub a ee tota |[454.220)] Net of receipts/(payments i ee ee Ieee 72,688 -19,807 A5Transfersbetweenfunds |-|{eT E—“‘é‘ Ce A6 CashCash fundslast year eng Pe 342.459| PT 312,459| |[332.266] | funds this year eno oy |a | eee 385.147] 1[312.459]]

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted Restricted Endowment ‘ funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ | | Totalcash funds |[___243,005]]][—142ta2tf] | (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) : Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds : to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ -- — Fund to which - Current value etal asset belongs Goat (optional) (optional) —_ —= : Fund to which ‘5 Current value ; asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional) i as es | a Fund to which Amount due When due etais liability relates (optional) (optional) 7 —= = Signed by one or two trustees on : ‘ Date of behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval Ka Fa TRACEY PARKER 29.2.2 DARREN PARKER leo nm -“LO